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Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia.
Heart, lung & circulation - 1 Feb 2012
Pflaumer Andreas, Davis Andrew M
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BACKGROUND: Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT) is an inherited arrhythmia syndrome, characterised by polymorphic ventricular tachycardia induced by adrenergic stress. CPVT can be caused by mutations the cardiac ryanodine receptor gene (RYR2) or mutations in the cardiac calsequestrin gene CASQ2. Structural heart disease is usually absent and the baseline ECG is usually normal. Patients...
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